Joel B. Nilsson, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Boerne, TX
Joel B. Nilsson, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Boerne, Texas, and NPI 1487633384, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1985, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel B. Nilsson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- M1985 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 E Bandera RD, Boerne, TX 78006
- Phone
- (210) 481-1700
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2023
- Fax
- (210) 481-1705
- Medicaid ID
- 352506501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090422000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 E Bandera RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Duey, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1235355587
- Eric Ritchie, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1972535169
Verify Joel B. Nilsson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 147 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Tramadol Hcl63 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine13 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $430.43
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alpha And Omega Orthopedics PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel B. Nilsson among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Joel B. Nilsson, MD is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Boerne → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Sanders, MDHelotes, TX 780231356594048
- Brandon Stein, MDSchertz, TX 781541811426018
- Darryl Peterson, MDCollege Station, TX 778451174579874
- Gus Strauss, MDCollege Station, TX 778451649769522
- Stace Rust, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051639145725
- Victor Lyday, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782121386645372
- Nancy Otto, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171720133937
- Karen Jones, MDSan Antonio, TX 782241184690034
Common questions
What is Joel B. Nilsson, MD's NPI number?
Joel B. Nilsson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487633384, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel B. Nilsson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 E Bandera RD, Boerne, TX, 78006. Phone: (210) 481-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel B. Nilsson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1985, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel B. Nilsson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel B. Nilsson, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel B. Nilsson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.